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• The Americans With Disabilities Act: Major Distinctions Between the Senate and House Versions As Passed
  Memo from the Congressional Research Service that covers the differences between the passed versions of the Americans With Disabilities Act from both the House and Senate. Variations include provisions over food handling, coverage of Congress, building codes, and closed captioning, etc.
• CRS Report for Congress: The Americans with Disabilities Act: Final Rules and Information Sources
  The report contains citations and contact information for regulations and organizations that were either mentioned in the Americans with Disabilities Act or would be useful resources for constituents.
• CRS Report for Congress: Federal Protection of Equal Employment Opportunity for Racial and Ethnic Minorities and for Women in the Private Sector
  This report identifies potential causes and remedies for racial and gender-based discrimination in the workforce
• House-Senate Comparison of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Report compares the ADA bill draft as it stands between the Senate and House.
• ADA Fact Sheet Version, September 1989
  Outlines policies within the ADA in regards to employment, transportation, public accommodation, public services, telecommunication, and enforcement.
• Questions and Answers on the Substitute Amendment To S.933, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989
  Questions and answers sheet providing in-depth details on the substitute amendment to S. 933 (The Americans with Disabilities Act.)
• ADA Fact Sheet, Senate Passed Version September, 1989
  A short fact sheet on the version of the Americans with Disabilities Act as passed by the Senate, which summarizes its major points.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988 Fact Sheet
  Short fact sheet which summarizes main points of the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988.
• Summary of the Major Changes to the Senate Version of the Americans with Disabilities Act Made by the House Amendment
  Report outlining the changes made to the Senate version of the Americans with Disabilities Act made by the House. The changes are in regards to employment, state and local government, transportation, public accommodation, and telecommunications.
• Amendments to H.R. 2273 and Voting Records of Iowa Delegation
  Report outlining proposed amendments to H.R. 2273 (The Americans with Disabilities Act) and the voting record of Iowa congressmen in relation to those amendments.
• Correspondence from William L. Roper to Henry A. Waxman Informing on the Nature of HIV and Encouraging the Allowance of HIV Positive Individuals to Work in the Food Industry
  Letter to Representative Henry A. Waxman from the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, Doctor William L. Roper, regarding HIV (AIDS) transmission in the food service industry.
• Correspondence from Professional Medical Associations to Members of Congress Opposing Amendments Prohibiting the Employment of HIV Positive Individuals in the Food Industry
  Letters from the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association to Representative J. Roy Rowland and Edward M. Kennedy, respectively, regarding employment of food handlers with HIV and other infectious diseases under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Both organizations oppose any legislation that would prevent these individuals from being employed as food handlers.
• Correspondence from Faith leaders to Lawmakers about ADA opposing Chapman Amendment
  Petition from religious groups stating their disapproval of the proposed "food handler" amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act. They fear discrimination against those with HIV/AIDS and that it would disproportionately impact the impoverished and minorities.
• Correspondence from Susan Perry to Tom Harkin Supporting ADA
  Letter to Senator Tom Harkin from Senior Vice President of the American Bus Association Susan Perry stating approval of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) bill as passed by the Senate.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act Title I - Employment Questions and Answers Fact Sheet
  Questions and answers sheet created by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• S. 933: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989
  Copy of S. 933, a Bill to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability. Also known as the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Memo: Technical Assistance Legislation
  Memorandum regarding H.R. 5925, the EEOC Education, Technical Assistance, and Training Revolving Fund Act. Dole is asked to support the bill within the Senate. Includes a copy of the bill.
• Fax: Documents from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Maureen West pertaining to education, technical assistance, and training services provided by the EEOC
  Documents regarding the Technical Assistance Revolving Fund legislation. Includes outline of the proposed legislation, recommendations for the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), and services provided by the EEOC
• H.R. 5925: The EEOC Education, Technical Assistance, and Training Revolving Fund Act of 1992
  Copy of H.R.5925, a bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Also known as the EEOC Education, Technical Assistance, and Training Revolving Fund Act of 1992.
• Correspondence: Letter from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Maureen West regarding Chairman Kemp's remarks at an emergency meeting.
  Letters and documents from U.S. EEOC to Maureen West containing Chairman Kemp's speech at the September 21, 1992 emergency meeting, and additional background materials.
• Correspondence from Senator Bob Dole to Members of Congress Requesting Funds for ADA Technical Assistance
  Correspondence between Senator Dole and other members of Congress (Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Neal Smith, and Harold Rogers) on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Committee on Appropriations, requesting funds for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) technical assistance in the Senate Supplemental Appropriations bill.
• Correspondence from Bob Dole and Senator Tom Harkin to Senators Warren Rudman and Ernest F. Hollings regarding a technical assistance amendment.
  Letters cosigned by Senator Dole and Senator Tom Harkin to members of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary asking for funds be allocated to the Justice Department, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission.
• Fax from EEOC to Dole's office containing revised language for the Technical Assistance Revolving Account.
  Faxed memorandum to Dole's office from the EEOC US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Maureen West regarding the language used in the EEOC's Technical Assistance Revolving Account.
• Witness List for the Committee on Small Business Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  List of the witnesses for the House Committee on Small Business Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act, February 22, 1990.
• Statement of Rep. John J. LaFalce at Committee on Small Business Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Statement by House Chairman John J. LaFalce of Committee on Small Business on the effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act on small businesses. LaFalce provides an introduction to the hearing.
• Statement of Honorable Steny H. Hoyer at Committee on Small Business Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  Statement by Steny Hoyer on the effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act on small businesses. Hoyer was the Lead House Manager of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Statement of Kenneth E. Lewis before the House Small Business Committee on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Statement by Kenneth E. Lewis, CPA, to the House Small Business Committee on the Americans with Disabilities Act in regards to employment under the the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Statement of David Pinkus Before the House Committee on Small Business Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Statement by David Pinkus on behalf of National Small Business United regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business
• Testimony of Lex Frieden before the House Committee on Small Business Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  Testimony of Lex Frieden to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Businesses during the Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Statement of Acting Assistant Attorney General James Turner before the House Committee on Small Business concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  Statement of James P. Turner, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice before the House Committee on Small Business concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Leaflet: Schedule K-37, "Kansas Handicapped Accessibility Credit"
  Leaflet by the Kansas Department of Revenue concerning a tax credit available to Kansas business owners for making their business more accessible to people with disabilities.
• Leaflet: Job Accommodation Network Advertising
  Leaflet advertising the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
• Leaflet: The Dole Foundation, Investing in People
  Leaflet by the Dole Foundation with the slogan, "Investing in People," advertising and asking for charitable donations and gifts.
• Leaflet: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  Leaflet advertising the purpose and services provided by the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY).
• Correspondence: Letter from Bob Dole to Treasury Secretary Bentsen on the continuing implementation of the ADA
  Letter from Senator Dole to Secretary Lloyd Bentsen of the Department of the Treasury requesting information on the utilization of certain provisions in the Internal Revenue Code that relate to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Provisions include the "Access Credit" and the targeted jobs tax credit.
• ADA Handbook: Appendix G, Disability-Related Tax Provisions Applicable to Businesses
  Appendix G of the Bureau of National Affair's Americans with Disabilities Act Manual, titled "Disability-Related Tax Provisions Applicable to Businesses."
• Correspondence: Telefax from Lee Foley to Maureen West regarding draft language
  Telefax to Maureen West from Lee Foley regarding a review of draft language of an unspecified bill.
• Telefax photocopy containing Section 44 of subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
  Description of the language used for Section 44 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This gave business tax credits for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with learning disabilities.
• Correspondence: Telefax from Lee Foley to Maureen West containing new language for the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
  Telefax message to Maureen West from Lee Foley regarding the language used describing the ADA business tax credit. Attached is a paragraph describing the language and where it would be implemented.
• Correspondence: Telefax from Lee Foley to Maureen West containing new language for the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
  Telefax message to Maureen West from Lee Foley regarding language used within the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Attached is a paragraph with the proposed language and where it would be implemented.
• A Complete Guide to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
  Scanned copies of the "Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990- Tax Provisions." Includes the New Small Business Public Accommodations Access Credit and the Targeted Jobs Credit Extended, the Tax Law of 1990, and Committee Reports.
• Memo: Finance Mark-up Disability Amendments
  Memorandum to Senator Dole containing proposals for disability-related tax reform initiatives.
• Correspondence: Letter from Bob Williams to Maureen West discussing disability-related tax amendments
  Message to Maureen West from Bob Williams, of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations, suggesting disability-related amendments to various tax reform initiatives likely to be considered by Congress.
• Memo: Finance Mark-up Disability Amendments
  Memorandum outlining tax amendments impacting individuals with disabilities and employers of people with disabilities.
• Memo: Assistance for Disability-Related Expenditures
  Memorandum regarding programs Senator Dole sponsored that provide assistance to businesses for disability-related expenditures. Programs include the technical assistance amendment to the ADA, the targeted jobs tax credit, the Pryor-Kohl disability access tax credit, and section 190 of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Correspondence: Letter from the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas to Senator Dole
  Letter from the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas to Senator Bob Dole asking Dole to support changes of the tax code that regard individual and corporate giving.
• John A. Chappell Jr. business card
  Business card of John A. Chappell, Jr., Deputy Commissioner for Independent Living and Consumer Involvement.
• Fax: Possible Disability-Related Amendments to Expected Tax Reform Initiatives
  Fax to Maureen West from Bob Williams containing suggested disability-related amendments to tax reform initiatives.
• Fax: Disability Related Tax Amendments
  Letter to Maureen West from Bob Williams of the United Cerebral Palsy Association regarding suggested disability-related amendments to tax reform initiatives to be brought to Congress. Suggestions include a disability-related expenses tax credit, amendment to ADA tax credit section 151, and others.
• Memo: Assistance for Disability-Related Expenditures
  Memorandum regarding programs Senator Dole sponsored that provide assistance to businesses for disability-related expenditures. Programs include the technical assistance amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the targeted jobs tax credit, the Pryor-Kohl disability access tax credit, and section 190 of the Internal Revenue Code.
• CRS Report for Congress "Federal Tax Code Provisions of Interest to the Disabled and Handicapped"
  Covers taxable income, deductions, and other tax reliefs for individuals with disabilities and their caregivers.
• Summary of Targeted Jobs Tax Credit
  Photocopy containing a summary and analysis of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit.
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Edward Kennedy from members of the Association of the State and Territorial Health Officials regarding HIV/AIDS.
  Letter to Senator Edward Kennedy co-signed by members of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials urging Kennedy to eliminate the Chapman Amendment because they believe the amendment to be discriminatory and not based in science.
• Correspondence: Letter to various Congressmen from John F. Kelly on an ADA amendment
  Letter sent from John F. Kelly, Executive Director of the Kansas Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities Services urging various Congressmen to reject an amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act proposed by Congressman Jim Chapman. Includes a list of Congressmen that received this letter.
• Correspondence: Letter to Members of the House of Representatives from Douglas Vollmer on the ADA
  Letter to members of the House of Representatives from Douglas K. Vollmer, Associate Executive Director for Government Relations for the Paralyzed Veterans of America urging them against a motion to recommit the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Letter to Senate staffers from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities regarding the Chapman Amendment to the ADA
  Letter to staff members of Senators handling the Americans with Disabilities Act from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities regarding a Motion to Instruct on the Chapman Amendment of the ADA. Attached are additional materials on the proposed amendment and HIV/ AIDS
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Dole from the Linda Schulte on the ADA
  Letter to Senator Dole from Linda L. S. Schulte, City Council Member of Laurel, Maryland, expressing her support for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Serial: Tips and Trends, Vol. 2, No. 4
  Issue of Tips and Trends , contains various articles about the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability activist efforts domestically and abroad.
• Serial: "Education of the Handicapped," Vol. 16, No. 14
  Biweekly publication which contains articles about the Americans with Disabilities Act and legislation regarding funding for education for individuals with disabilities.
• ADA Alert, Conference Committee Contacts Needed Now
  Newsletter announcing members of the conference committee of the Americans with Disabilities Act and advocating for the rejection of the Chapman Amendment to the ADA.
• ADA Bulletin: Recent Senate Action
  Newsletter announcing the Senate's vote to instruct the ADA Conference Committee to accept the Chapman amendment.
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Dole from the American Psychological Association on the ADA
  Letter to Senator Bob Dole from the American Psychological Association from Dr. James Jones, Executive Director of the Public Interest Directorate of the American Psychological Association. Jones urges Dole to vote for the final Conference Report of the Americans with Disabilities Act to avoid the Chapman amendment from being added to the ADA.
• FAX: Letter to Senator Harkin from Senator Dole on Disability Research Centers
  Fax to Maureen West from Al Guida containing a letter from Senator Bob Dole to Senator Harkin regarding the funding of various research centers for mental disabilities.
• Correspondence: Letter from leaders of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights on the ADA.
  Letter from members of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Executive Director Ralph G. Neas and Chairperson Benjamin L. Hooks, urging the Senate to oppose the Chapman amendment proposed for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Dole from Don Bowman on the ADA
  Letter to Senator Dole from Don Bowman discussing Bowman's experience as a person with paraplegia and his negative views on the Americans with Disabilities Act. The letter is hand written on a newsletter from the Kansas Department of Human Resources urging Congress to accept the Conference Committee Report on the ADA.
• Correspondence: Letters to Senator Dole and Senator Kassebaum from Kevin Siek on the ADA
  Letters from Kevin Siek to Senator Dole and Senator Kassebaum. Siek thanks Dole for his support for the Americans with Disabilities Act and asks Kassebaum to limit debates and reject "weakening" amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Dole from Michael Donnelly on the ADA
  Letter to Senator Dole from Michael Donnelly, Executive Director of the Topeka Independent Living Resource Center, thanking Dole for his continued support of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Memo: Action on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  Memorandum from the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns containing updates on the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its Conference Committee Report. Attached is a memorandum on "killer amendments" for the ADA.
• Correspondence: Dear Senator letter from the National Restaurant Association on the Chapman Foodhandling Amendment
  Dear Senator letter from the National Restaurant Association and other food industry groups asking for Congress to make a motion to recommit the conference report and accept the Chapman Foodhandling Amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Correspondence: Dear Senator letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
  Dear Senator letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities urging the Senate to oppose a motion to instruct the Chapman "foodhandlers amendment" to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Correspondence: Dear Senator letter from the American Jewish Committee supporting the ADA
  Dear Senator letter from Sholom D. Comay, President of the American Jewish Committee, expressing their support for the Conference Report on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Correspondence: Dear Senator letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities on the final passage of the ADA
  Dear Senator letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities in urging Congress to vote in favor of the final passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Includes a list of more than 160 organizations in support of the ADA's passage.
• Memo: The Chapman amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Memorandum containing updates on the passage of a version of the Americans with Disabilities containing the Chapman food handling amendment passed by the House. Attached is a list of groups that support the Chapman amendment and a newspaper clippings.
• Correspondence: Letter from the National Federation of Independent Business to Senator Dole on the ADA
  Letter from the National Federation of Independent Business to Senator Bob Dole stating their disapproval of Congress exempting itself from provisions within the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Dole from James Canaday on Amtrak's accessibility
  Letter to Senator Dole from James Canaday containing a letter Canaday had sent to Amtrak's customer service. The letter to Amtrak concerns an incident a blind patron had on an Amtrak train.
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Dole from the Kansas Restaurant Association on the Chapman food handler amendment to the ADA
  Letter to Senator Dole from the Executive Vice President of the Kansas Restaurant Association, George Puckett, in support of the Chapman "Foodhandlers" amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Dole from Robert A. Gifford on the Chapman food handlers amendment to the ADA
  Letter to Senator Dole's office from Robert A. Gifford, a legislative representative for the National Restaurant Association, following up on a meeting between himself and Senator Dole about the Chapman food handling amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Whip notice containing the Senate schedule for July 9-11, 1990
  Whip notice containing the Senate schedule for July 9-11, 1990, which includes S. 2104, a bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and possibly consideration for the Conference report on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Statement on the Final Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act by Senator Bob Dole
  Statement by Senator Bob Dole in support of the final passage of the Conference Report on the Americans with Disabilities Act. He references Nelson Mandela's fight for equal rights in South Africa and quotes Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Fax: Message to Maureen West from Jane West on the ADA Commission
  Fax message to Maureen West from Jane West regarding the ADA Commission proposal. Contains a membership list of the National Commission on the Americans with Disabilities Act, the last two pages of the Commission's proposal, and a draft letter to Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress, recognizing Nancy Lee Jones of the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service.
• Fax: Message to Senator Dole's office from the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns containing updates on "killer amendments" to the ADA.
  Message to Senator Dole's office from the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns. Attached are updates to the "killer amendments" to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Fax: Message to Senator Dole's office from the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns containing ADA updates
  Fax message to Senator Dole's office from the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns. Attached are updates to the "killer amendments" to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Correspondence: Letter to Senator Boren from the William R. Upthegrove on the Chapman food handling amendment to the ADA
  Letter to Senator David L. Boren from William R. Upthegrove, Chairman of the Oklahoma Governmental Activities Committee and the Committee of the Oklahoma Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities, stating his reasoning for disapproving of the Chapman amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Senator Dole's position on the Equal Rights Amendment in a speech draft
  Statement by Senator Dole titled "Dole's Position on ERA." Explains Senator Dole's position on extending the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
• Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed), Issue Brief Number IB74122
  Report by the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service. It describes the controversy surrounding the Equal Rights Amendment and extending its ratification deadline.
• Memo prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) concerning ERA and proposed extension of ratification
  Letter to a member of Congress from the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service regarding the Equal Rights Amendment and the proposed extension of the ERA ratification deadline.
• The Proposed Equal Rights Amendment
  Congressional Research Service report on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
• Statement of Senator Bob Dole on the Senate Floor, The Case Against the McGovern-Hatfield Amendment
• Prisoners and Missing in Action Memo
• Viet-Nam Information Notes State Department Newsletter, Number 9
• Correspondence between Senator Bob Dole and Father of an MIA servicemember
  Correspondence between Senator Bob Dole and Father of an MIA (missing in action) servicemember
• Congressional Record excerpt of Senator Dole's speech to Families of Prisoners of War
• Congressional Record excerpt of an interview with Mrs. Iris Powers, National Coordinator of the National League of Families
• Remarks from the POW-MIA Tribute Rally/ Appeal for International Justice Event
• Congressional Record excerpt of President Nixon's address to the National League of Families
• Viet-Nam Information Notes State Department Newsletter, Number 15
• Vietnam: The Time is Now article by Senator George McGovern
• Status Profile for S. 3496, Small Business Nonprofit Organization Patent Procedures Act
  Status from the House Office of the Clerk with the updated actions and current co-sponsors on the Small Business Nonprofit Organization Patent Procedures Act as of October 11, 1978. Clauses proposed in this would later become part of the Bayh-Dole Act.
• Excerpt from the Congressional Record: Senator Bob Dole Introduces S. 3496
  Senator Bob Dole's Introduction of Senate Bill 3496, A bill to amend title 35 of the United States Senate code to establish a uniform Federal patent procedure for small businesses and nonprofit organizations; to create a consistent policy and procdure concerning patentability of inventions made with Federal assistance; and for other related purposes.
• Status Profile for S. 414, University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act
  Status from the House Office of the Clerk with the updated actions and current co-sponsors on the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act (which would become the Bayh-Dole Act) as of December 13, 1979.